Primary Bible Study Guide Year D, Second Quarter

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A Sabbath School Bible Study Guide for Primary Children www.gracelink.net GraceLink Sabbath School Curriculum

The Writers

Emmanuel O. Abbey Audrey Andersson Hilary Baatjies Carlyle Bayne Jackie Bishop Iryna Bolotnikov DeeAnn Bragaw Linda Porter Carlyle Verna Chuah

Sarah Coleman Kelnhofer

Special Thanks

Special thanks to Bailey Gillespie and Stuart Tyner of the John Hancock Center for Youth Ministry at La Sierra University for initial work in planning the GraceLink curriculum, and to Patricia A. Habada for coordinating the GraceLink project and seeing it to completion.

EDITOR Falvo Fowler

EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Linda D. Rakes

WORLD SABBATH SCHOOL DIRECTORS Jonathan Kuntaraf, Gary Swanson SABBATH SCHOOL CURRICULUM SPECIALIST Lyndelle Brower Chiomenti

CONSULTING EDITOR Ángel M. Rodríguez

GENERAL CONFERENCE ADVISOR Geoffrey G. Mbwana

DESIGNER/ELECTRONIC MAKEUP Bruce Fenner

SUBSCRIBER SERVICES Warren Riter

ILLUSTRATIONS Kim Justinen

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Contents

1 Still Part of God’s Family (April 2) . . . 6

2 Flames of Fire (April 9) . . . .10

3 Welcome to the Family (April 16) . . . .14

4 The Great Escape (April 23) . . . .18

5 A New World (April 30) . . . .24

6 God’s Mirror Image (May 7) . . . .28

7 A Day of Celebration (May 14) . . . .32

8 Brotherly Love? (May 21). . . .36

9 Going Home With God (May 28) . . . .42

10 A Promise Kept (June 4) . . . .46

11 A Great Family Reunion (June 11) . . . .50

12 Swim, Climb, and Fly! (June 18) . . . .54

13 Praise Him! (June 25) . . . .58

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Dear Primary Friends,

These Sabbath School lessons have been written especially for you by people who care very much about you. They want you to know more about God and His love for you and your family. And that’s what God wants too. He wants you to know that He loves you very much. And Jesus wants to be your special, forever friend. He wants you to know Him, to know all about Him. He wants you to be His friend too.

As you learn more about God’s love in these lessons, think about ways you can show your love to Him. Can you sing a song of praise to Him? Can you tell Him in your prayers how wonderful He is? Can you show His love to others in your family? To your friends and neighbors?

We pray that God will always have a special place in your heart.

The Editors

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Lessons five through nine teach us that God’s presence is with us.

• We worship God when we thank Him for creating our world.

• We praise God for creating us.

• We worship God when we enjoy His Sabbath.

• We honor God when we live peacefully with others.

• We become friends with God when we spend time with Him every day.

Lessons one through four are about being active in God’s family.

• God wants me in His family, even when I fail Him.

• The Holy Spirit helps us enjoy worshiping with others.

• I invite others to join God’s family by sharing His love.

• God hears and answers our prayers for one another.

Lessons ten through thirteen are about experiencing God’s grace.

• Jesus loves us so much that He wants us to live with Him forever.

• Jesus wants us to live with Him forever in a happy, safe place.

• God has prepared wonderful things for us to enjoy throughout eternity.

• We will sing songs of praise to God now and throughout eternity.

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A Message to Parents

Dear Friend,

All Primary Bible Study Guides offer opportunities to help your child learn to use the Bible and to know that what is studied comes from God’s Word. These exciting Bible lessons link God’s amazing Grace to your child’s everyday life. However, they need YOU to make them come to life in your home. Plan now to make time for daily study with your child. During your family worship time read the lessons together and share the fun of doing the Bible-based activities.

The entire GraceLink curriculum is developed around four impor- tant concepts—Grace, Worship, Community, and Service—all critical to Christian growth. Simply put, these dynamics teach the following: Grace, Jesus loves me; Worship, I love Jesus; Community, we love each other; and Service, Jesus loves you too. Each month, emphasis is

placed on one of these dynamics, but Grace is the thread that runs through every les- son and knits them

together to form a complete whole.

May God bless you as you and your child enjoy learning more of Him.

General Conference Sabbath School Department

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